Books I read in January 2025📚 reading wrap up

hello sweet friends! Here is a review of all the books I read in January 2025!

Books and Videos linked:
Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Never Miss by Melissa Koslin
If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer
Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair
The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers
Beneath the Surface by Lynn H. Blackburn
In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

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[CoraMabry]

It's crazy to me how much my life and yours mimic each other. My sister and I have lived in our current city/place for a year now and we're SO busy finally settling in, putting the final touches on our home, and exploring the community. It's busy but fun, just like you said!

[Rachel_cotk]

So sad you didn’t like jewel of the Nile! I loved it so much it was a 5 ⭐️ for me ❤

[insearchofwonder]

Somehow I missed all the controvery around If the Boot Fits! I plan to read it this month, so I guess i'll find out. 😂 I love everything by Francine Rivers! The Masterpiece was fantastic.

[froxisbant]

Well, as part of read in the new year, I finally got around to My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade and it lived up to the hype you built around it.

[Bookstar]

I read Edenbrooke this month because of your sister's recommendation, and I absolutely LOVED it! The romance was so so good, the tension and the characters were soo sweet, and the story was fast-paced and engaging. It’s definitely one of my all-time favorites now! 😊

[BookLoverAmanda]

Love when we can tab up our books in re reads!

[joyfuljules]

I’m so happy you are feeling settled where you live and are enjoying your life there! 🥰

[ashleytunny]

I think the Masterpiece is so underrated! Loved that book!

[NissyBrown]

Im current reading Just Don't Fall. I'm loving it so far, the writing is what I look for in romance novels 😊😊😊

[juner]

The Masterpiece is my second favorite Franchine Rivers book after Redeeming Love, so good!

The audiobooks for the Hunger games series are great! I am listening to them right now and I think it’s my fourth time listening to them 😁

[kelseyy_reads]

I just finished the masterpiece for the first time last week! I hesitated giving it a 5 star since my only 5 star book EVER is redeeming love… but after a few days thinking it over, it was definitely worthy of 5 stars!

[jimcowhand]

MOCKINGJAY - yeah, it was annoying when they were crawling thru the city military-style street by street by street by ...

STAY WITH ME update! I read to pg 100!

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"blunt force trauma to the head" Wait a minute! This isn't exactly the cute February/Valentine romance I signed up for! (joking!) There's a lot more going on than I expected! Earthquake survivors, possible serial killer? hidden marriage?

[rebekahmackenzie]

Thanks for your wrap up! I read a Christian nonfiction called Misled by Allen Parr. It was pretty good and I gave it four stars.

[mollyjaybooks]

Oh my gosh Watership Down scared me as a kid!!!! I never read it but the film was scary! 😂

[janetorange]

I love your revews and the books you read! Your honesty especally when it comes to a book being clean. 🙌❤️Quesion, when you tab...what stands out to you to tab and why. 😄

[joyfuljules]

A great book I just read was The Carpenter’s Daughter by Jennifer Rodewald. This was my second book by her and I’ve loved both of them! I definitely think you would like this author. She writes the type of deep, emotional, grace-filled romances we both love! 😍 The other one I read by her was called Red Rose Bouquet.

[BookishKelley]

I love The Masterpiece! I just started my booktube channel and am planning to do a video on my favorite Francine Rivers books sometime soon.

[BeYOUtifulBooks]

I loved the masterpiece was more of a modern day time period, since a lot of Francine Rivers books are not. And that cover! 🤩🫶🏻🥹

[cindydavis]

Have you tried Kristi Ann Hunter? Her historical fiction is goood and funny as well.

[lizajane]

I did not expect to hear the words "bunny wars" when I clicked on this video 😂